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The Day of the Tortoise by Bates, H. E - 1961

by Bates, H. E

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The Day of the Tortoise

by Bates, H. E

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London.: Michael Joseph, 1961. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Peter Farmer. Some light foxing. The jacket has a couple of small chips and closed tears.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores NZ (NZ)
  • Illustrator Peter Farmer
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Jacket Condition Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Michael Joseph
  • Place of Publication London.
  • Date Published 1961
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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The Day Of The Tortoise

The Day Of The Tortoise

by H. E. Bates

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Good/Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Michael Joseph, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. First Edition. 94 pages. Green dust jacket over green cloth. Black and white illustrations throughout. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Heavy tanning to spine.
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The Day of the Tortoise

The Day of the Tortoise

by H. E. Bates; Peter Farmer [Illustrator]

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  • good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Waynesville, Ohio, United States
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Michael Joseph, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Good. ***please read*** Minimal shelf wear with foxing - pencil note on flyleaf - no marks on text - DJ is in very good condition but with foxing (now in a mylar wrap) - 96 pages - my shelf location -28-f-24
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The Day of the Tortoise

by Bates, H. E

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Dust Cover
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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London: Michael Joseph, Ltd, 1961. Very Good Hardcover 1961 illustrated . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Peter Farmer.
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The Day of the Tortoise

by H. E. Bates

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Phoenix, Oregon, United States
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Michael Joseph, 1961-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Near Fine/VeryGood DJ, Two small closed tears on dj. Small name stamp on title page. Lightly chipped at head and heel of spine on dj. (Edition:First Edition) 1961 UK 1st Edition, Near Fine/Very Good DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has tiny nicks at head & heel of spine, price intact, in Mylar, square corners, well bound, name/address stamp on title page, clean unmarked text, a nice copy.
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The Day of the Tortoise

by H E Bates

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  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used-Good
Jacket Condition
Good-
Edition
First
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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HAYWARDS HEATH, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Hardcover edition complete with dust jacket. The latter is price clipped at front but otherwise good. The book itself is very good with only mild foxing and tanning to pages. Published by Michael Joseph 1961. The book is currently enclosed in transparent sleeve for extra protection.
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THE DAY OF THE TORTOISE

THE DAY OF THE TORTOISE

by Bates, H.E

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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NZ$6.77

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Michael Joseph Ltd , 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Farmer, Peter. A small publication of 96 pages. There is gilt on the spine and the front of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. Internally, there are no markings or inscriptions, and the pages are immaculately clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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NZ$6.77
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The Day of the Tortoise

by H E Bates

  • Used
  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, United Kingdom
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NZ$25.49

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Michael Joseph . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Peter Farmer. Some fox spots to endpapers. Binding tight. Dustwrapper price-clopped but smart in new Brodart plastic overwrapper.
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The Day Of The Tortoise

The Day Of The Tortoise

by Bates, H.E

  • Used
  • good
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Good
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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NZ$8.46

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Michael Joseph, 1961. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. the jacket is torn and worn. chipped on the spine. sunned. marked. foxing. tightly bound. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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NZ$8.46
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The Day of the Tortoise.

by BATES, H.E

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  • first
Condition
Used
Edition
First edition.
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1
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Berkeley, California, United States
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NZ$42.30

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London: Michael Joseph, (1961).. First edition.. 93 pp. Fine in near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Illustrated by Peter Farmer.
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NZ$42.30
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The Day of the Tortoise

by Bates, H E

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
3rd Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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1
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Johannesburg, South Africa
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NZ$11.84

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Joseph, 1961. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. The jacket is rubbed, edgeworn and a bit soiled but has not suffered much paper loss. Internally clean and tightly bound.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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NZ$11.84